7:00 AM | Temperatures today and Wednesday will reach well up into the 60's, but a powerful cold frontal system will bring dramatic temperature changes to the DC metro region so that highs on Thursday will be nearly 30 degrees lower than today
Paul Dorian
6-Day Forecast
Today
Partly sunny, very mild, highs in the mid 60’s (normal high is now 54 degrees)
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, mild, chance for showers late, lows near 45 degrees
Wednesday
Cloudy, occasional showers; especially, during the afternoon hours, maybe even a PM thunderstorm, still quite mild, low-to-mid 60’s
Wednesday Night
Showers early, maybe a thunderstorm, becoming very windy with gusts up to 40 mph and turning sharply colder late, lows by morning in the low-to-mid 20’s
Thursday
Partly sunny, very windy with gusts up to 40 mph, bitter cold for this time of year, highs struggle to pass the freezing mark
Friday
Mostly sunny, not nearly as cold, low 50’s
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, milder, maybe a shower, near 60
Sunday
Partly sunny, cooler, low 50’s
Discussion
Temperatures will climb to 65 degrees today and will stay nearly as mild around here on Wednesday. Strong low pressure will move from the Ohio Valley on Wednesday to right over Pennsylvania on its way to the Northeast U.S. coastline by early Thursday. This track is one that will keep the I-95 corridor on the mild side of the storm while we are on its front side, but once the low pulls away to our northeast, colder air will rush in behind a powerful cold frontal system and temperatures will plunge late tomorrow night and early Thursday along with howling winds out of the NW. Significant snow from this upcoming storm will occur well north of here in upstate New York and interior New England where more than a foot can accumulate by later Thursday. Very cold conditions on Thursday around here will be accompanied by strong N-NW winds of up to 40 mph or so, and, despite some sunshine, temperatures will struggle to pass 35 degrees - way below the norm for this time of year. A quick modification in temperatures; however, will occur as we close out the work week and after a mild start to the weekend, temperatures will then trend downward early next week.
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